About five miles north of Larrabee, park your car and wander through Fairhaven.

The next few stops are close enough to walk to.

Gallery West is the perfect place to make a dent in your Christmas list. From paintings and prints to wood and glass works, the shop has great gifts for just about anyone.

See a pocket-sized wooden box that slides open to reveal a small compass ($18 to $23) or check out an artsy wooden iPhone stand to rest your device on when you’re playing music or charging it at night ($20).

Gifts come in a range of prices, so you won’t have to spend more than you’d like.

Stop by Avenue Bread for lunch. The local darling serves gourmet sandwiches on house-baked bread — fresh sourdough, ciabatta, foccacia, rustic French and New York deli rye — and the prices are reasonable at less than $10 per item.

If you want something hot, try their Breakfast Eggenue, a warm English muffin with eggs and fresh topping combinations, such as Swiss cheese, bacon and tomato, or ham, red pepper, pesto and provolone.

They have wraps, soups, salads and sweets too.

After lunch make your way through Village Books. It’s a charming indie book shop that rivals Powell’s Books in Portland or The Elliot Bay Book Co. in Seattle.

It offesr a great selection of new and used reads for everyone in the family, an in-house cafe and adjacent gift shop with neat little finds: greeting cards, journals, stationary, lotions and soaps, candy and homemade fudge.

Boulevard Park is a great place to unwind at the end of the day. Stroll through the park’s boardwalk that overlooks Bellingham Bay and stop into Woods Coffee, a local favorite, for coffee or tea and a tasty baked treat, such as their white chocolate raspberry scone.

A woodland trail begins in the northernmost corner of the park and continues into downtown Bellingham. It’s a long walk, but a fun route if you want to further explore the city.